The DANY Physician Practice Support will provide up to $100,000 over two years for:

Support to Establish or Join Practices – Individual physician applicants are eligible to apply for funds to support the costs of establishing or joining practices in *underserved communities. An undeserved community is more broadly defined than a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) as defined by the Feds. – please see note below.

Qualified Educational Loan Repayment – Individual physician applicants are eligible to apply for funds to be used for repaying qualified medical educational loans.

Support to Recruit New Physicians - General hospitals and other qualified health care providers are eligible to apply for funds to help recruit new physicians to provide services in *underserved

The DANY Physician Loan Forgiveness program offers $150,000 over a 5 year period for:

Physician Loan Repayment Track - Hospitals, clinics, private practices, and individual physicians can make an application for an identified physician in exchange for a service obligation. The physician could have been hired as early as 7/1/10 and can begin no later than December 2012.

Residency Loan Repayment Track – Teaching hospitals can make an application for a resident who agrees to serve in an **underserved area following completion of his/her residency program. Qualified applicants must complete residency and start service obligation by December 2012. An undeserved are is broadly defined – please see note below.